Hello May i present you my 2998-1 speedy i bought that watch last year . it is a SN 17301XXX dated from november 1959 by the archive. It just comes back from service at a local watchmaker . The watch is not for sale , i just want to get your opinion on it. many thanks Steph
Great bezel. Was the dial that bad that it had to be replaced? The luminous on the hour hand could be re-done a little more cleanly. Great piece to have - enjoy it!
The dial definitely needs higher resolution head on photos - at the minimum it has been relumed. Could be an early 2998-1 dial (same as used in the 2915-3) but hard to tell with the one photo provided. The possibility of a full refinish is also there. And also it looks like only one pusher was replaced on servicing? And the hour hand relume isn't nicely done.
If that is a service dial, I personally would get new hands to match it. They're cheap enough at Otto Frei. Tom
Sure that's not just the angle the photo's taken at? Doesn't look much different to the replacement dials: http://www.ofrei.com/page343.html - OME-321-DIAL#4
Poor guy, he's getting his moneys worth here! Does the minute hand look short to anyyone? Bezel been touched up with black paint?
The O looks flattened to me, more like a 2915 dial than a service dial. The minute dashes on the sub dials are the short ones as well. Is there a service dial that mimics this? Obviously the markers don't look original. Nice original bezel and crown though!
That identifies a Naiad crown. a type of waterproof crown that was supposed to seal tighter as the water pressure went up. Tom
Looks like that nice bezel is not installed correctly - looks misaligned. Dial is definitely not a service dial - looks refinished to me. Lume in the hour hand could be a lot better as others have noted...
Many thanks to all of you for wise comments i have taken some better photos ( i Hope ) with the phone for deeper analysis. steph